I think The New York Times is probably right. Behind Closed Doors, Obama Crafts Executive Actions By Julie Hirschfeld Davis Aug 18 says that the President is planning a wide swath of Administrative actions usurping Congressional authority on issues ranging from Amnesty to Corporate Taxation and more privileges for homosexuals.

Senior White House officials are in talks with business leaders that could expand the executive actions President Barack Obama takes on immigration.

Obama was initially expected to focus only on slowing deportations of potentially millions of undocumented immigrants and altering federal enforcement policies. Now top aides are talking with leaders in big companies…hoping to add more changes that would get them on board.

Representatives from Oracle, Cisco, Fwd.US, Microsoft, Accenture, Compete America and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce were among those present at a wide-ranging Aug. 1 session that went through a list of asks for the tech sector that would involve rulemaking…

Agriculture industry representatives have also been included in the meetings, discussing tweaks in the existing agriculture worker program.

The administration is also considering provisions for low-skilled workers for industries, like construction, that would allow individuals with temporary work authorization to gain work permits.

This massive lawlessness is really no different from the cogitation process young Black males were employing in Ferguson this last weekend. They would like to loot the liquor store but consider if the police will react. When they see the answer is no they go ahead.